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UNIT TITLE

Interactive Multimedia Authoring 1

UNIT CODE

IMM2123

CREDIT POINTS

15

FULL YEAR UNIT

No

MODE OF DELIVERY

On-campus

DESCRIPTION

This unit introduces students to the concepts and principles of IMM development through integrated authoring systems. It includes an overview of a state-of-the-art authoring environment and an examination of the IMM production model upon which it is based. Students are exposed to the principles and practices involved in developing digitlal media products using a Integrated Development Environment and are required to author a significant prototype of an digital media product using this authoring system.

There are four components to this unit: lectures, workshops, readings/research and assessments. Students will be set exercises and activities to complete during tutorial sessions. Regular attendance at lectures and tutorials is part of the course requirements. Material covered during lectures will be contained in the textbooks but will need to be complemented by individual research and reading from external sources.

GRADUATE ATTRIBUTES

The following graduate attributes will be developed in this unit:

Ability to communicate

Ability to work in teams

Critical appraisal skills

Ability to generate ideas

Cross-cultural and international outlook

ASSESSMENT

Grading Schema 1

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

There will be three components to the assessment. The relative weightings and nature of the assessments are as follows:

Item

On-Campus Assessment

Value

Assignment

Authoring Activity 1

30%

Assignment

Authoring Activity 2

30%

Test

Workshop activities and in-class test

40%

TEXTS

No text is required for this unit. References and readings will be made available in class and online during semester.

Other references and readings will be introduced during the course of the semester, and look at the website for links.

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes, Graduate Attributes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Student Equity, Diversity and Disability Service website:

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

plagiarism;

unauthorised collaboration;

cheating in examinations;

theft of other studentsí work.

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.